Board of Trustees

James M. Nicholson

Appointed 9/29/10

James M. Nicholson is vice president of Detroit-based PVS Chemicals and also holds executive roles in five subsidiary companies with operations across the United States. He is president of the Grosse Pointe Hunt Club and serves on the board of directors for the YMCA of Metro Detroit, the board of trustees of the College for Creative Studies, The Nature Conservancy, and Citizens Research Council of Michigan. He is chairman of Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan and chairman emeritus of the Michigan Manufacturers Association. Nicholson holds an economics degree from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago.